A father in England has been accused of stabbing his daughter, 14, to death during what he's claimed was a kitchen 'play fight,' a court reportedly heard on Tuesday, Jan. 14

Simon Vickers, 50, denies both the murder and manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett who died in the kitchen of their family home in Darlington, on 5 July last year.

Simon Vickers denies both the murder and the manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett in the kitchen of their home in Darlington on July 5, last year. The 50-year-old told police who arrived at the scene that they had been playing one minute and the next blood was “gushing” from her chest.

Scarlett Vickers, 14, suffered a fatal stab wound and died in her family's Darlington home on July 5 last year.

A father fatally stabbed his 14-year-old daughter during a play-fight in their kitchen, a court has heard. Scarlett Vickers suffered a 4in (11cm)-deep wound to her chest and "bled to death" at her family home in Darlington in July,

A father is accused of fatally stabbing his 14-year-old daughter during a “play fight” in the kitchen whilst they were cooking dinner. Simon Vickers, 50, is standing trial at Teesside Crown Court in Middlesbrough accused of the manslaughter of his daughter Scarlett.